Lobbyists for the largest technology and telecommunications firms have only three days to prevent the California Consumer Privacy Act, or CCPA, a ballot initiative that would usher in the strongest consumer privacy standards in the country, from going before state voters this… Read More ›
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Confronting the Consequences of Obama’s Foreign Policy
Subscribe to the Deconstructed podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Radio Public, and other platforms. New to podcasting? Click here. Barack Obama was one of the most polarizing presidents of the modern era. To the right, he was a weak, feckless leader who led from behind… Read More ›
Bipartisan War Party Panics as Kim Meets Trump
Subscribe to the Intercepted podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Radio Public, and other platforms. New to podcasting? Click here. U.S. warmongers are in panic mode. The end of the longest continuous war on the planet, the Korean… Read More ›
New York Gang Database Expanded by 70 Percent Under Mayor Bill de Blasio
The New York Police Department has quietly expanded its gang database under Mayor Bill de Blasio, targeting tens of thousands of young people of color for increased surveillance even in the absence of criminal conduct. New Yorkers have been added… Read More ›
Leaked Emails Show Google Expected Lucrative Military Drone AI Work to Grow Exponentially
Following the revelation in March that Google had secretly signed an agreement with the Pentagon to provide cutting edge artificial intelligence technology for drone warfare, the company faced an internal revolt. About a dozen Google employees have resigned in protest and thousands have signed a… Read More ›
An Advocacy Group for Startups Is Funded by Google and Run by Ex-Googlers
A Washington-based advocacy organization that purports to be a voice for startup tech companies is actually a sock puppet for Google, according to a report released Wednesday that details numerous links between the two. According to the report, startup advocacy group… Read More ›
Rep. Ro Khanna to Introduce Compromise “Jobs for All” Bill
Ro Khanna, the Silicon Valley member of Congress who has been pushing the boundaries of progressive policy in the House, is wading into the debate over a federal job guarantee with a new draft bill. The bill would provide public, private, and… Read More ›
Face Recognition Is Now Being Used in Schools, but It Won’t Stop Mass Shootings
Officials at the Lockport, New York, school district have purchased face recognition technology as part of a purported effort to prevent school shootings. Starting in September, all 10 of Lockport District’s school buildings, just north of Buffalo, will be outfitted with… Read More ›
Allan Nairn on How Trump Dragged a Rightist Revolution to Power
Donald Trump has been in office 16 months. And the majority of media hours and column inches spent on his administration deal primarily with the Russia investigation, Stormy Daniels, and Trump’s personnel intrigue. It’s not that there isn’t great journalism… Read More ›
In Apple Mail, There’s No Protecting PGP-Encrypted Messages
It’s been nearly two weeks since a group of European researchers published a paper describing “EFAIL,” a set of critical software vulnerabilities that allow encrypted email messages to be stolen from within the inbox. And developers of email clients and… Read More ›